1,351 result(s) for socialist party
Orbán: Hungary’s Tax Chief Should Sue Goodfriend Or Get Out
- 9 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will sack tax authority chief Ildikó Vida unless she files a defamation lawsuit against André Goodfriend, chargé d’affaires of the US embassy in Budapest, Orbán told parliament. He said Vida to sue Goodfriend after the US listed her on an entry ban because it suspects she was personally involved in corruption.
Dramatic Fall In Fidesz Support
- 27 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz’s loss of popularity in the past month is the party’s most dramatic decline in the past 14 years, senior researcher Endre Sík of Tárki pollsters said yesterday. The research group found that Fidesz’s support fell from 37% of the population in October to 25% this month, according to a survey conducted November 13-23.
Hungary’s Prosecutor Sums Up On European Antifraud Office’s Activity
- 25 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The public prosecutor on Monday responded to a query by an opposition lawmaker concerning suspected criminal cases which the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) raised in connection with Hungary. Zoltán Lukács of the Socialist Party asked Péter Polt, the prosecutor, about cases that OLAF had assessed and alerted the office to, with a request that further steps be taken, the prosecutor’s office said ...
Poverty In Hungarian Opposition Parties ’ Sights
- 22 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is on the road to full poverty, a spokesman of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) said on Friday, commenting on fresh Eurostat data. Fully 26.8% of Hungarians, or three times the EU average, are classed as seriously deprived, DK lawmaker Tibor Zaveczki told a press conference.
Hungary’s Jobbik Urges Investigation Into Corruption Cases
- 21 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called for proper investigations into corruption cases of the past 25 years and proposed that information pertaining to economic crime in the same period be declassified.
President Of Hungarian Parliament Orders Removal Of EU Flag
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“This is the Hungarian national assembly” – László Kövér , speaker of the Hungarian Parliament and member of Fidesz declared, when oppositionist Socialist representatives attempted to sneak the flag of the European Union into the assembly room during Monday’s plenary session. “I am well aware of the fact that members of the Socialist factions cannot tolerate the national flag at least without ...
How Did Hungary Manage To Get Caught In This International Vice?
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Internet tax dispute temporarily covered it up, but once the idea of introducing the tax was dropped, Hungary's other “list of sins” came back onto the front burner. “Heti Válasz” is now taking a look at the list to see which of the American and European Union criticisms have become irrelevant, which are the ones where Hungary has won a skirmish and which are those we're about to lose.
US Charge D’affaires In Hungary To Get Invite To Hearing On Entry Ban
- 6 Nov 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s national security committee plans to invite US charge d’affaires André Goodfriend to a hearing on the US entry ban affecting certain Hungarian citizens, the deputy head of the committee said after a meeting of the body.
Hungarian Opposition Parties Call On Orbán To Act On US Entry Ban
- 6 Nov 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to immediately replace tax office (NAV) officials affected by the US entry ban. József Tóbiás, head of the Socialist Party, called on tax office chief Ildikó Vida to resign after she confirmed that she was on the US blacklist, suspected of corruption.
Orbán: Hungary’s Tax Chief Should Sue Goodfriend Or Get Out
- 9 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will sack tax authority chief Ildikó Vida unless she files a defamation lawsuit against André Goodfriend, chargé d’affaires of the US embassy in Budapest, Orbán told parliament. He said Vida to sue Goodfriend after the US listed her on an entry ban because it suspects she was personally involved in corruption.
Dramatic Fall In Fidesz Support
- 27 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz’s loss of popularity in the past month is the party’s most dramatic decline in the past 14 years, senior researcher Endre Sík of Tárki pollsters said yesterday. The research group found that Fidesz’s support fell from 37% of the population in October to 25% this month, according to a survey conducted November 13-23.
Hungary’s Prosecutor Sums Up On European Antifraud Office’s Activity
- 25 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The public prosecutor on Monday responded to a query by an opposition lawmaker concerning suspected criminal cases which the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) raised in connection with Hungary. Zoltán Lukács of the Socialist Party asked Péter Polt, the prosecutor, about cases that OLAF had assessed and alerted the office to, with a request that further steps be taken, the prosecutor’s office said ...
Poverty In Hungarian Opposition Parties ’ Sights
- 22 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is on the road to full poverty, a spokesman of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) said on Friday, commenting on fresh Eurostat data. Fully 26.8% of Hungarians, or three times the EU average, are classed as seriously deprived, DK lawmaker Tibor Zaveczki told a press conference.
Hungary’s Jobbik Urges Investigation Into Corruption Cases
- 21 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called for proper investigations into corruption cases of the past 25 years and proposed that information pertaining to economic crime in the same period be declassified.
President Of Hungarian Parliament Orders Removal Of EU Flag
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“This is the Hungarian national assembly” – László Kövér , speaker of the Hungarian Parliament and member of Fidesz declared, when oppositionist Socialist representatives attempted to sneak the flag of the European Union into the assembly room during Monday’s plenary session. “I am well aware of the fact that members of the Socialist factions cannot tolerate the national flag at least without ...
How Did Hungary Manage To Get Caught In This International Vice?
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Internet tax dispute temporarily covered it up, but once the idea of introducing the tax was dropped, Hungary's other “list of sins” came back onto the front burner. “Heti Válasz” is now taking a look at the list to see which of the American and European Union criticisms have become irrelevant, which are the ones where Hungary has won a skirmish and which are those we're about to lose.
US Charge D’affaires In Hungary To Get Invite To Hearing On Entry Ban
- 6 Nov 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s national security committee plans to invite US charge d’affaires André Goodfriend to a hearing on the US entry ban affecting certain Hungarian citizens, the deputy head of the committee said after a meeting of the body.
Hungarian Opposition Parties Call On Orbán To Act On US Entry Ban
- 6 Nov 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to immediately replace tax office (NAV) officials affected by the US entry ban. József Tóbiás, head of the Socialist Party, called on tax office chief Ildikó Vida to resign after she confirmed that she was on the US blacklist, suspected of corruption.